Q: 27" Cinema Display, Anti-Glare or not?

Good question!
This is absolutely a must for all of us who have problems with eye constraints.
Hopefully Apple adds this as an option for the new 27" Cinema Display, just like they do for the MacBook Pro 17" model (which I have

Come on Apple, listen to your users!!

Then you won't be getting one -- it's the same display as the 27" iMac, which is glossy.

My opinion is that Apple is now focussing on the home user instead of the professional user.
Professional users cannot buy professional screens anymore from now one, that much is clear.

I will have to look for other brands, if I want a anti-glare screen for programming...
With me a lot of other programmers, webdesigners,... maybe the whole industry.

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If Apple does in fact fail to add the option for a matte display for professional users, does anyone have any recommendations for monitors as good as ACD's?

I'm in your same situation: I have an urgent need ti buy a monitor to be connected to my macbook pro but I don't want to buy anything rather than polished. It amazes me that you are designing a monitor with these features, much like their professional needs, and will not be built Antiglare to allow professionals to work without losing the view to escape all the reflections. GLAM okay but not at the expense of professionalism! Does anyone know if in the near future will be a production version of Antiglare?

I'm really at a loss for why so many hate glossy screens. If you have control over your environment I prefer a glossy screen. Let me put my monitor where my mouth is. I just replaced my 25" anti-glare with the new 27" Apple and I have to tell you it's amazing. I have this in my home office so I have complete control over the environment. I moved the lamp from one side of the room to the other and I now have no refections at all. I really do prefer the glossy screen for so many reasons. My use - photo editing in Lightroom and Photoshop, programming, and general web browsing. I'm an IT geek with photo hobby. My 17" MacBook Pro is also the glossy screen model.

CraigInCO wrote:
I'm really at a loss for why so many hate glossy screens.

If you need to stare at the screen 10 hours a day at a lot of static pictures or high contrast images or programming codes (black letters on white background) . You will know why.

We are slowly replacing all our MacBook Pro's with the anit-glare because the glossy displays are just too difficult to work with on location (outside). Our retouching and shoot teams all use the 30" Cinema Displays (which are not great), but that's all we could get in anti-glare. Now those are discontinued so we are testing the Eizo ColorEdge CG303W. It seems to be a much better monitor, but I hate the way they look in what was a 100% Apple environment.

Or if you happen to have a prized desk next to a window. The glare is horrible with the glossy macbook pro. I ended up switching it for a matte version.

oh, i am so depressed... no 27" anti-glare monitor. i was at the apple store, ready to buy with $'s in hand... what the **** is apple thinking? guess we professional photographers don't count anymore.

I can partially control glare, but experimentation with picture frames shows a substantial difference between plain glass and glass with anti-glare coatings (similar to camera lens coatings). I haven't noticed any such glare control measures on any glossy display or TV screens.

So the next display is likely to be a 27" Dell or an energy-saving 22 watt 1940 x 1080 (1080p) Acer.

I just received this display as a gift for my birthday - it's like looking at a mirror. It is totally unusable unless you are sitting in a pitch black room. I am shipping this back asap. Apple probably cares only how many they sell but they probably don't even keep count of how many are returned so they can correct this situation - cause g_d forbid anyone tells Steve Jobs he was dead wrong. He really dropped the ball on this one. After so many years of being such of fan of Apple products, I am getting very disappointed with them lately (monitors, no Flash on mobile devices...).

I just replaced an anti-glare U3011 with the ACD27". For me, anti-glare displays are HORRIBLE for doing any real work on. AG screens look "frosty" and sparkle like crazy, reading text is just AWFUL. On my new glossy ACD27", everything is razor sharp and crystal CLEAR with no sparkle. Steve Jobs really got it right with this one. And as far as reflections are concerned, just don't put it next to a window or fluorescent light. I can't see any reflections on my screen. Otherwise, if you want a display for a bright environment, just buy the upcoming Samsung SA850.

For me, the HORRIBLE ones are the glossy ones!

In fact, our University has switched from Apple to other brands when purchasing displays for Macs. Really sad. You know, it is the health we are talking about here. And that is a deal breaker. No matte, no more purchases of Apple displays.

The best approach would be if Apple offered the option of both glossy and matte displays, so everybody is happy and Apple sells twice or more displays!